Thursday Doors – August 1, 2019

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Norm 3.0

Thursday Doors is a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments below, anytime between Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time). 

Pitigliano, Mi Amore – Part #3

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Picking up where we left off last week and the week before, we come to the end of my bountiful collection from Pitigliano.

I probably could have stretched this into two posts but I figured I’d push the envelope, or end our visit with a crescendo by squeezing a whole bunch of shots into this last batch.

Lion head door knockers again.

Middle-position door knobs get noticed

Ghost door – a door that used to be…

These next three are my personal favourites from this set.

A semi doorfie 😉

In hilltop villages you find not only lovely doors, but lots and lots of stairs.

And another ghost door.

Probably a good thing that this one is sealed off.

Yes, this one is as narrow as it looks.

Two looks at four (and then five) doors.

And just in case you thought we were done with all of the climbing, let’s have a few more sets of stairs.

As always I thank you for stopping in 🙂

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World’s youngest grumpy old man & heart failure wonder boy. Interests: writing, woodworking, photography, travel, tennis, wine, and I know a bit about power tools.
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72 Responses to Thursday Doors – August 1, 2019

  1. jessicasblog45 says:
    August 7, 2019 at 10:09 am

    I like the diagonal door with the knob in the center. Nice door. Too many steps.

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  2. joey says:
    August 4, 2019 at 9:59 pm

    Numbers 15 & 59 — my faves! They’re all spectacular finds. Noted chain and lock, handsome for someone else.
    All those warm steps and angles, great backdrop, too!

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  4. undiscoverdimagesamongstus2 - Photos by Gordon says:
    August 3, 2019 at 12:52 pm

    Just Beautiful! Great finds, Norm, if I ever get back to Tuscany again I want to find this town and more like them!

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  5. Sherry Felix says:
    August 2, 2019 at 5:13 pm

    Delightful doors.

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  6. TCast says:
    August 2, 2019 at 7:40 am

    Love your collection of doors. Liking the first door best. Here is mine https://travel-with-tech.blog/2019/08/02/take-me-to-the-doors-and-benches-of-amboise/

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  7. amoralegria says:
    August 1, 2019 at 11:51 pm

    Wonderful! Like many doors in France, I see that several of Pitigliano’s doors have knobs in the middle too! My favorite in this batch is the first one, but the rustic doors are cool also! Here’s mine: http://amoralegria.com/2019/08/01/thursday-doors-caen-chateau/

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    • Norm 2.0 says:
      August 3, 2019 at 7:52 am

      Thanks. The middle position door knob seems so unusual to my North American eye, it just fascinates me. I’d love to know how/why this design came into being.

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  8. anitashope says:
    August 1, 2019 at 10:06 pm

    Amazing as usual. From the ornate one like the first to some of the old wooden ones that are very old, they all tell a story.

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  9. Yvonne says:
    August 1, 2019 at 8:16 pm

    Some of your doors have close relatives in Venice.

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  10. Andrew Petcher says:
    August 1, 2019 at 5:25 pm

    Some really good doors in this selection. My favourite is the one with all of the key holes.
    This is my contribution for this week…

    Thursday Doors, Besalú in Catalonia

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  11. Ostendnomad says:
    August 1, 2019 at 4:07 pm

    Great selection you’ve made this week:). Top!
    My entry: http://www.ostendnomadography.com/thursday-doors-alcoy/

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  12. dennyho says:
    August 1, 2019 at 1:23 pm

    I feel as thought I’ve taken a walk through Pitigliano and falling ever more in love with this part of the world. I would love to look as these doors, these alleyways, this landscape every day of my life and envy those who do! That last ghost door, I wonder what sort of stairway led down/up to it as it is rather high up. Terrific photos this week Norm…but they usually are!

    Thursday PonyTail Doors

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  13. Junieper2/Jesh StG says:
    August 1, 2019 at 12:13 pm

    Love the subtle beauty of the first door. Am sure glad I don’t have to walk those steep stairs every day:) That narrow opening – wow, what a find!
    https://wp.me/p9EWyp-14Q

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  15. Aimer Boyz says:
    August 1, 2019 at 11:18 am

    All those stairs! You wouldn’t need a gym walking those everyday 🙂

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  16. I. J. Khanewala says:
    August 1, 2019 at 10:55 am

    What a lovely set to finish with. I really liked door no.15.

    Here’s my entry for the week: https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2019/07/31/galleries-of-mosaics/

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  17. the only deadhead in the hameau says:
    August 1, 2019 at 10:33 am

    You’re too generous, Norm – I’d have made at least three posts out of your excellent offerings this week. Meanwhile, here’s a typically tight-fisted half dozen from Perigueux. http://theonlyd800inthehameau.com/2019/08/01/thursday-doors-even-more-from-perigueux/

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    • Norm 2.0 says:
      August 3, 2019 at 7:26 am

      Thank for the kind words. I’ve got a few good “local” posts in the queue for the next few weeks otherwise I would have stretched this out a bit longer 😉

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  19. Sheree says:
    August 1, 2019 at 9:45 am

    As always, a fabulous selection some of which look really old.

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  20. K.L. Allendoerfer says:
    August 1, 2019 at 9:36 am

    Door heaven is right. Wow! Each one beautiful, and each one unique.

    Here is my entry for this week. I find Little Free Library doors wherever I go. https://klallendoerfer.wordpress.com/2019/08/01/thursday-doors-more-little-free-libraries/

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  21. Alice DeForest says:
    August 1, 2019 at 8:30 am

    thats a good collection, the center doorknob is interesting

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  22. slfinnell says:
    August 1, 2019 at 8:24 am

    Stairs were worth the work! Great photos!

    Henry County Museum/Thursday Doors

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  23. Dymoon says:
    August 1, 2019 at 8:20 am

    wow Norm, such love. all those wooden doors!!! my post today https://dymoonblog.com/2019/08/01/thursday-doors-25/

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  24. Manja Mexi Movie says:
    August 1, 2019 at 8:04 am

    Here are doors and more from a special visit to the villa called “My Peace” in Slovenia. It really is peaceful there. Just what we need.

    Thursday Doors, 1/8/19: Vidov brejg, Fokovci

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  25. marianallen says:
    August 1, 2019 at 8:03 am

    Wow! Just. Wow! So much age, so many arches! I love looking at all those stairs. Climbing them, not so much, but I love looking at them. My post today was a gift from a friend in England. http://marianallen.com/2019/08/green-dragon-cheshunt-uk-thursdaydoors/

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  26. RetirementallyChallenged.com says:
    August 1, 2019 at 7:48 am

    Great collection of doors! My favorite is the “semi doorfie” I would have loved to see it in use… I wonder if the owner has to turn sideways to enter and exit?

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  27. Ally Bean says:
    August 1, 2019 at 7:24 am

    The door with diagonal wood is unusual. I’ve never seen anything like it.

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  28. lifelessons says:
    August 1, 2019 at 7:02 am

    I especially love your first door…

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  30. Manja Mexi Movie says:
    August 1, 2019 at 6:22 am

    I was right there with you, and many times before and after, and still find it fascinating. I especially like how you spotted the four and then five doors. 🙂 And I told amore how you named this post and how many have you had from Pitigliano and we agree that you will be back. Can’t wait. 🙂

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    • Norm 2.0 says:
      August 1, 2019 at 5:28 pm

      Thanks Manja. I feel so fortunate and so grateful that we got to see this place even once, especially with the help of such good company 😉
      You may be right; we may get back there yet, though I really don’t know when.

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  31. Jean Reinhardt says:
    August 1, 2019 at 6:22 am

    Great doors, Norm but I’m exhausted climbing all those stairs, lol. Love the stonework, too.

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  32. Joanne Sisco says:
    August 1, 2019 at 6:06 am

    Everything about this post speaks of Italy. The narrow doors are always a fascination to me. How does your average person in the 21st century actually get through those doors?!
    However the scenes with all the stairs are my favourite, especially the 2nd last one. There are doorways in there!

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    • Norm 2.0 says:
      August 1, 2019 at 5:23 pm

      Thanks Joanne. The odd thing is that we saw a fair number of places with “For Sale” signs and it led me to wondering how in the h*** do people move their furniture in and out of these places with all the narrow passageways and steep uneven stairs?

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  33. tgeriatrix says:
    August 1, 2019 at 6:06 am

    What a great collection! My favorite is the first!
    Here are mine for the week: https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2019/08/01/doors-of-bukarest/

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  35. scooj says:
    August 1, 2019 at 5:54 am

    I think you found door heaven. love the ghost door still with hinges, and those old lop-sided wooden doors with large bolts are just amazing. I need to get out more. My doors are the final set from Flaine in France…If modern doors are not your thing, then look away now… https://scooj.org/2019/08/01/thursday-doors-1-august/

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  36. Dan Antion says:
    August 1, 2019 at 5:48 am

    First door is a conundrum. The latch side would appear to have to be opened first (normally are) but the base molding would make that difficult.Love the knockers and the ghost doors. Your favorites get high marks from me, Norm. I love the uneven splits.

    My favorite photo is the narrow stairs under that long narrow opening.

    I don’t have a post (yet). I may be back.

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  37. Dr Alfred Prunesquallor says:
    August 1, 2019 at 5:42 am

    Lots of lines, vertical and horizontal, in your doors this week, Norm. Nicely mirrored by the steep steps in the narrow alleyways. I have yet more Nepali doors – but this is the penultimate. https://drprunesquallor279704606.wordpress.com/2019/08/01/thursday-doors-in-nepal-8/

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